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The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week. The list is embedded below but can also be found at  http://bit.ly/2AJ9v1v   The link to the back-dated posts is:  http://bit.ly/1GVLTUZ

We are pleased to announce that our next free webinar, 'Putting your story on the map with Google Tour Builder' will be held this coming Thursday 30th November 2017 at 3:15pm (GMT+2). Our speaker will be Linda Foulkes, MIEE / Freelance Trainer / Consultant / Courseware Author / eLearning Content Creator at Foulkes@Work in the United Kingdom. This will be SchoolNet's final webinar for 2017.  Google Tour Builder How much do you know about Google Tour Builder? Google describes its product like this: "Tour Builder is a new way to show people the places you've visited and the experiences you had along the way using Google Earth. It lets you pick the locations right on the map, add in photos, text, and video, and then share your creation." In Thursday's webinar Linda will take us through this amazing, free program. We invite you to join us!  Webinar details Webinar title:  Putting your story on the map with Google Tour Builder Presenter : Linda Foulkes, MIEExper

The SchoolNet Conference 2017 has been and gone but the memory lingers on... This post brings you a handy list of links including links to presentations from some of our presenters. Only 24 of our presenters have shared their presentations to date, and we are very grateful to them. But first, a quick recap!  Over 400 delegates attended the 2017 SchoolNet SA ICT in the Classroom conference held at Brescia House School in Bryanston, Gauteng between 5 – 7 October 2017.  It was a conference to remember with amazing international keynote speakers and a great assortment of local speakers as well.  The conference was opened by Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty who also sat down with SchoolNet’s executive director, Janet Thomson, to define the national Department of Basic Education’s plans for digital learning.  SchoolNetSA also celebrated its 20th Anniversary at a well- attended cocktail function at the SchoolNet Conference - and what a celebration it was! Here is the handy, upd

After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers  https://goo.gl/rrqryH   .  (The link to previous posts can be found here  https://goo.gl/CNO3M2 ). 

The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week. The list is embedded below but can also be found at  http://bit.ly/2Asikwx  The link to the back-dated posts is:  http://bit.ly/1GVLTUZ

After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers  https://goo.gl/ubmkje .  (The link to previous posts can be found here  https://goo.gl/CNO3M2 )

Justin Harper and Saheti School came into the spotlight recently in a Business Day newspaper article entitled 'Hi Tech approach to education'. We have mentioned Justin in a few blog posts before. He was one of the five teachers from South Africa selected to attend the Microsoft Global E2 Exchange in Toronto in 2016. You can read about him in the post  'Meet the five South African MIEExpert Educators attending the Microsoft E2 Education Exchange in Toronto' http://bit.ly/2AV4ZsJ In this article Justin shares what was written in the Business Day article. "TECHNOLOGY is a way of life almost everywhere you look – and the classroom is no exception. Schools are increasingly integrating technology into all aspects of teaching to provide quality education. Some, like SAHETI School in Bedfordview, have carefully mapped out programmes to ensure learners and educators have on-going access to and a good grasp of the most effective technology available to enrich learning both

The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week. The list is embedded below but can also be found at  http://bit.ly/2zWRPPw  The link to the back-dated posts is:  http://bit.ly/1GVLTUZ

After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers  https://goo.gl/w49SJB .  (The link to previous posts can be found here  https://goo.gl/CNO3M2 )

Submitted by Fiona Beal My favourite screencasting tool, right now, is Screencast-O-Matic. Screencast-O-matic is a free, online tool to use if you want to quickly show someone how to do something on the computer. It easily creates a video of what you are doing and saying. These videos are called screencasts. If you want to create good screencasts without the hassle of downloading and installing any application on your computer then Screencast-O-Matic is the best available tool for the purpose. Screencasts are great to use in the flipped classroom. I have written about Screencast-O-matic before, but as time has passed this application has some great new features that are well worth mentioning. It allows you to create up to 15 minute videos free of charge. 15 minutes is a long video. Mostly you will want to stick to 2 - 3 minute videos. Get started with Screencast-o-matic To summarise: Screencast-O-Matic is a free, online screen capture tool.  It has a free version (up to 15 mins video)

The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a The Internet is currently full of posts about using Microsoft products effectively in the classroom. Here are a number of them from this past week. The list is embedded below but can also be found at  http://bit.ly/2zOsLdq . The link to the back-dated posts is:  http://bit.ly/1GVLTUZ

After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers  https://goo.gl/vJGdcV .  (The link to previous posts can be found here  https://goo.gl/CNO3M2 )

Submitted by Fiona Beal One of the great, offline, freeware tools that I have used on my Windows laptop for several years – since 2014 when I first heard about it - is the very popular Freemake software. Do you know it? It consists of the Freemake Video Converter  application and the The Freemake Video downloader .  I have found both of these to be safe and reliable free software, and have used them time and again very successfully.  You can obtain these from Freemake http://www.freemake.com/ Let's take a look at these two applications in more detail: The Freemake video downloader This software application downloads YouTube videos amongst other types of videos quickly and eaily. It is popular with over 83 million users. Its saves videos, playlists, channels in HD, MP4, MP3, AVI, 3GP, FLV, and more, 1. Download the software and install it Once you have downloaded it from Freemake http://www.freemake.com/ , and have installed it on your Windows laptop, and you open it for the fir